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Study Finds Asian Monsoon Carries Pollution Into the Stratosphere

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The finding, published online 25 March in the journal Science , provides additional evidence of the global nature of air pollution and its effects far above Earth’s surface. But Randel and his colleagues suspected that the monsoon might also transport air into the stratosphere during the Northern Hemisphere’s summer months.

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Requiring Lower Sulfur Marine Fuels Could Reduce Emissions-Related Deaths by Up to 50% Annually By 2012

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The study is published in the current issue of the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. The proposed rulemaking follows on a proposal last March by the United States and Canada to designate thousands of miles of the two countries’ coasts as an Emission Control Area (ECA). Requiring ships to use marine fuel with 0.1%

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New Spectroscopy Technique Clarifies Structural Changes of Silicon Anodes in Li-ion Battery

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A paper on their work was published online 19 March in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. However, our preliminary experiments indicate that CMC inhibits this discharge process significantly, cells taking days to months to relax. Furthermore, the reactivity of this phase may also be a safety concern.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Delivery happens months or even years later, after a DOE is brought in again to “verify” that the promised emissions reductions have occurred. Donovan (3 March 2010). United Nations Climate Change Conference Copenhagen 2009. Donovan (20 December 2009). FLAWS IN THE UN APPROVAL PROCESS FOR CARBON OFFSETS. About the Author.

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Clean Tech - GigaOM - Salon.com

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But in recent months new players, including the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Daimler AG and battery maker Electrovaya , have come onto the scene as well — making China look more and more likely to give electric cars a strong push into the mass market. Nissan announced plans in November to start selling electric cars in the country by 2012.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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In an article “Falling thirst for Fuel Leaves Ethanol Enthusiasts with a Hangover” published on 4 May 2009, The Wall Street Journal summarized three of the challenges traditional corn ethanol faces today. On 18 March, Marketwatch reported that Valero purchased selected assets of corn ethanol suppliers for $477 million.